Meeting the needs of the premium leisure traveller: in the cabin
The premium leisure traveller has demands beyond those that airlines designed their pre-Covid business class hard and soft product to meet. ... Continue Reading
Author: John Walton
Singapore expands automated gates with wheelchair and family lanes
Industry’s adoption of an automated self-service passenger experience across touchpoints in the airport journey was accelerated by the... Continue Reading
Meeting the needs of the premium leisure traveller: at the airport
As the aviation industry adjusts to a changed world after most Covid-related travel restrictions have been lifted, a key question is how the... Continue Reading
Air China goes full nose-to-tail Recaro on updated A350
Air China has replaced Collins Aerospace as its business class seat supplier for its Airbus A350 aircraft, unveiling a new full-aircraft set... Continue Reading
Japan’s new Two Stars Joyful Train shows design power of nostalgia
With the continued success of the famous ‘Seven Stars in Kyushu’ cruise train, the opening of the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen, and t... Continue Reading
Airbus outpaces Boeing in 1,200-delivery year
Aircraft numbers for last year are out, and nearly 1,200 commercial aircraft were delivered by Airbus and Boeing in the turbulent and unpred... Continue Reading
Geven reveals striking SuperEco aboard Malaysian startup MYAirline
There are many questions for a startup airline when it comes to choosing aircraft seats. Do you go full-on greige and either ignore internal... Continue Reading
Japan’s economy Shinkansen boasts smart operational, interior design
Japan’s newest Shinkansen trains, and the line they run on, are weird and wonderful beasts. The Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen, connecting Nagasaki... Continue Reading
JAL first class provides a masterclass in premium PaxEx
Flying between Europe and Japan is strange at the moment. With the reciprocal travel bans over Russia after its latest invasion of Ukraine i... Continue Reading
Safran on bringing Industry 4.0 tech and practices to interiors
ISSOUDUN, FRANCE — In a small factory in an industrial estate on the outskirts of a rural central French town known for featuring in a Balza... Continue Reading
Airlines get festive with special 2022 Christmas menus
The end of December is a peak travel period, and airlines are getting in the mood with special onboard menus including traditional European ... Continue Reading
Quick-turn, low-customisation seat shipsets gain momentum
Before the Covid pandemic hit, seatmakers were testing out a limited number of quick-turn, fast track seat programmes for delivery in a matt... Continue Reading
Air France domestic business poses sub-2h30 flight ban questions
A domestic flight within France of less than two hours and thirty minutes? Haven’t they been banned, you ask? Well, not if you’re connecting... Continue Reading
Air France’s Anuvu Ku inflight connectivity stuns on recent flight
Your author did not board Air France flight 7645, a 47-minute flight between France’s second city Lyon and its capital Paris, expecting to h... Continue Reading
Korean Air’s A321neo cabins: fine, but where is the brand equity?
Cabin design and aesthetics are inherently subjective: the attractiveness and meaning of colours across cultures varies wildly. But as leake... Continue Reading